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Category Archives: Fiction
BBC Radio 4 Broadcast Concluded
BBC Radio 4 today broadcast the final episode of the reading of excerpts from Philip Eade’s biography of Waugh as its Book of the Week. The programs will remain available over the internet on BBC iPlayer for the next four weeks. The material … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Radio Programs, The Loved One, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Nicholas Grace, Philip Eade
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William Boyd Names Scoop as a Favorite Classic
In response to a request by booksellers W H Smith, novelist William Boyd has named Scoop one of his five favorite classic novels. This comes as no surprise since Boyd wrote the screenplay for the 1987 TV adaptation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Scoop, Television
Tagged W H Smith, William Boyd
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Waugh Adaptations in TLS
The TLS has posted an essay by Alexander Larman (“Waugh on screen”) on its weblog. In it, he notes his concerns about the upcoming BBC adaptation of Decline and Fall and offers advice about how to avoid problems by looking at previous … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Black Mischief, Decline and Fall, Film, Miscellaneous, Newspapers, Scoop, Sword of Honour, Television, The Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold
Tagged Alexander Larman, BBC, Jack Whitehall, James Wood, TLS, William Boyd
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Waugh in the Press
The Daily Telegraph’s parliamentary sketchwriter, Michael Deacon, declared himself to have been overcome by too much news last week: Brexit, resignations, votes of no confidence, refusals to resign, Boris Johnson in general, etc., have been too much for him. In yesterday’s column, … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Newspapers, Radio Programs
Tagged Daily Telegraph, David Hepworth, Guardian, Michael Deacon, Vermont Public Radio
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Russian Radio Dramatization of The Loved One
A Russian radio dramatization of The Loved One (Nezabvennaia) has been posted on YouTube. The entire production plays for nearly 4 hours, but it was apparently broadcast in shorter episodes earlier this year. It was produced by Teatr Radio Rossii … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Radio, Radio Programs, The Loved One, Twitter
Tagged Radio Theater of Russia, YouTube
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Guardian Reviews New Waugh Biography
In today’s Guardian (or as it is styled on Sunday the Observer) literary critic Robert McCrum reviews Philip Eade’s new biography of Evelyn Waugh. The book, entitled Evelyn Waugh: A Life Revisited will be published later this week in the … Continue reading
Posted in Biographies, Books about Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited, Newspapers
Tagged Edmund Wilson, Guardian, Philip Eade, Robert McCrum
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Brideshead Reviewed in Richmond-on-Thames (More)
Two more reviews of the Richmond-on-Thames performances of Brideshead have been posted on internet theatrical sites. The first is by Zoe Skipworth on Plays to See: I‘m going to start by saying that this production was exactly what I wanted. … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Theater
Tagged London Theatre 1, Peter Yates, Plays to See, Richmond-on-Thames, Zoe Skipworth
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Brendan Bracken Exhibit Opens in Dublin
The Irish Times has published a brief biographical sketch of Brendan Bracken in conjunction with the opening tomorrow of an exhibit on his life at the Little Museum of Dublin. The article explains Bracken’s rackety early life and education and his close … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Events, Newspapers
Tagged Brendan Bracken, Irish Times, Little Museum of Dublin
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“Scientific” List of Top 100 Novels Includes 3 by Waugh
The website “Trading Atoms” has made a comparison of six lists of Top 100 20th Century novels in an effort to come up with a more accurate (“scientific”) selection. The lists included those compiled both by widely based popularity polls … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Brideshead Revisited, Scoop
Tagged Top 100 Novels, Trading Atoms
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Brideshead Reviewed in Richmond-on-Thames
The English Touring Theatre’s production of Brideshead Revisited opened its final run in Richmond-on-Thames earlier this week. Richmond is a suburb of London, and the major London papers reviewed the production after its April opening in York. At least two online … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Brideshead Revisited, Theater
Tagged allinlondon.com, Caroline Harker, Independent Catholic News, Richmond-on-Thames, Surrey Comet, The Reviews Hub
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